US release: 15th January 1993
£3.1 Million $36.7 Million
$40.3 MillionSequel movie The Exorcist: Believer is set to keep the 50 year old The Exorcist franchise alive as the new movie makes its debut a the top of the US box office with a gross of over $26 Million.
Dropping from the top where it made its debut last weekend is PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie which has now taken $38 Million at the US box office.
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The long running Scream series of movies which started with Scream~1997 in 1997 has reached its 6th movie and this week it proves that its still alive and well as Scream VI debuts on the US box office with a series high.
Adam Driver stars in 65 which makes its debut at number 3 on this weeks US box office while also new this weekend is Champions~2023 at number 7 with $5 Million.
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Ghostface hits New York this weekend in the 6th movie in the long running Scream~1997 series and does so with a series high debut of $44.5 Million.
The series which was started by horror master director Wes Craven in the mid '90 is showing no signs of slowing down and the success of this episode which guarantee more movies, even if the original stars disappear one by one from the franchise.
After making its debut at the top last weekend the Creed II sequel drop one place, but still manages a decent $27 Million which takes the movies total over the $100 Million milestone.
Making its debut at number 3 this weekend is a new take on the Dinosaur movie, this time its more of a horror movie than the mega successful Jurassic Park series.
The movie take a decent $12 Million on its debut.
The latest in the MCU movies falls to number 4 this weekend with $7 Million taking its total to $197.9 Million after 4 weeks of release.
The Elizabeth Banks directed movie about a cocaine fueled bear falls to number 5 this weekend as the movie total gross goes past the $50 Million mark after 3 weeks of release.
After one of the funnier moment from the movies director at the Oscars this weekend it will be interesting to see if this has a positive impact on the movies box office.
Avatar: The Way of Water spends its 7th weekend at the top of the North American box office which equals that of the first Avatar movie.
The highest new movie of the weekend is the Indian movie Pathaan which makes its debut at 5 while Infinity Pool from director Brandon Cronenberg is new at 8 with $2.7 Million.
Also new this weekend is Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist at number 9 with $2.3 Million, The Wandering Earth 2 at 10 with $1.3 Million, Billie Eilish Live At the O2 at 11 with $1.29 Million and Fear~2023 at number 12 with $1.28 Million.
Finally there is a re-entry for the 11 times Oscar nominated movie Everything Everywhere All At Once at 13 with $1 Million taking its total gross to $71 Million over 29 weeks.
James Camerons sequel movie makes it 7 weeks at the top of the North American box office, the first movie to do this since the original Avatar in 2009/10.
The movie is still tracking ahead of Avatar and will likely finish above the original movie which sets up part 3 of the movie series to probably land in the $700 Million mark easily.
The sequel movie from the Shrek franchise remains at number 2 this weekend with $10.6 Million as it proves that the franchise is still alive and well.
The movie is tracking just ahead of the original 2011 Puss in Boots
Rumors of a fifth Shrek movie and a solo Donkey movie are starting to circulate.
Tom Hanks proves he is still a box office pull as his latest movie goes back up the North American box office a $6.7 Million on its 5 week of release.
The new horror franchise from director Gerard Johnstone drops to number 4 this weekend with $6.3 Million after on its 4th weekend.
Comparing this to horror movie Smile from late in 2022 this movie is tracking just behind but is still in the same ball park.
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Landing at number 5 is the latest hit Indian movie to hit North America as director Siddharth Anand brings this action Drama to the big screen.
Godzilla Vs. Kong is keeping the US box office alive at the moment as the monster movie spends a third weekend at the top and with no new movies inside the top 5 its more or less static.
The only change is that Tom & Jerry: The Movie moves back inside the top 5, there is one new entry his weekend at number 8 in the shape of horror movie In the Earth directed by Ben Wheatley which takes $505,723 on its debut.
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Top 5 US box office breakdown 16th - 18th April 2021.
Three weeks on and there is no stopping the monster movie clash as it by a long shot becomes the top movie during the pandemic and the top movie in the US this year.
The movie has far outgrossed expectation as this weekend is takes $7.8 Million, down a large 43% from last weekend, to give the movie a massive $80.6 Million total gross.
It will get a massive challenge for the top movie next weekend as Mortal Kombat hits the big screen under lots of hype.
The Bob Odenkirk starring action movie stays put at number 2 this weekend with $2.5 Million, down only 6% from last weekend which is excellent for a movie 4 weeks on and during the pandemic, but this is a sign of the recovering box office.
The movie has now taken a very respectable $19 Million over its 4 week run.
The Jeffrey Dean Morgan starring horror movie remains at number 3 this weekend with a gross of $2 Million, down just 15% from last weekend.
Despite the less favourable reviews for the movie it is proving to be a hit with movie goers during the pandemic and has taken a very respectable $9.55 Million over 3 weeks.
Disney's latest move started incredibly strong at the box office 7 weeks ago and this week take $1.92 Million, down 13% from last weekend.
The movie has been available on the Disney+ platform, with a premium price, since release which will have effected its box office run, but the movie has still taken $37.69 Million.
The animated duo in their live action movie moves up to number 5 this weekend with $1.11 Million, down only 8%, giving it a $42.6 Million total over 8 weeks of release.
Sony are keeping their Spider-Man interests alive with the release of super villain movie Venom on 3rd October 2018.
The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer and Stars Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams.
The BBFC have given the film a 15 certificate in the UK for strong threat, horror, violence and the film has a running time of 112 minutes.
VENOM (15) strong threat, horror, violence https://t.co/jGSKZwFSp9
— BBFC (@BBFC) September 26, 2018